Global Patent Index - EP 0976069 B1

EP 0976069 B1 20030129 - DATA SUMMARISER

Title (en)

DATA SUMMARISER

Title (de)

DATENZUSAMMENFASSUNGSGERÄT.

Title (fr)

RECAPITULATEUR DE DONNEES

Publication

EP 0976069 B1 20030129 (EN)

Application

EP 98917388 A 19980416

Priority

  • EP 98917388 A 19980416
  • EP 97302616 A 19970416
  • GB 9801119 W 19980416

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9847083A1] According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a system for summarising data sets comprising: a first data store for target data items; means for dividing said data set into sections and for comparing each said section against said target data items; means for calculating a ranking value for each said section dependent on the outcome of a said comparisons; and means for compiling a summary of the data set from sections having a ranking value past a pre-determined threshold value. According to a further aspect of the present invention a method of summarising a data set input to processing apparatus having a data store for target information is provided; the method comprising the steps of 1) dividing said data set into sections; 2) comparing said sections against said target information; 3) calculating a ranking value for each said section dependent on the outcome of said comparison; 4) compiling a summary of the data set from sections having a ranking value past a pre-determined threshold value.

IPC 1-7

G06F 17/30

IPC 8 full level

G06F 17/30 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06F 16/345 (2018.12 - EP US); Y10S 707/917 (2013.01 - US); Y10S 707/99932 (2013.01 - US); Y10S 707/99942 (2013.01 - US); Y10S 707/99943 (2013.01 - US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9847083 A1 19981022; AU 7062898 A 19981111; AU 746762 B2 20020502; CA 2286097 A1 19981022; CA 2286097 C 20061107; DE 69811066 D1 20030306; DE 69811066 T2 20031120; EP 0976069 A1 20000202; EP 0976069 B1 20030129; ES 2192323 T3 20031001; JP 2001519952 A 20011023; NZ 500057 A 20020927; US 6334132 B1 20011225

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9801119 W 19980416; AU 7062898 A 19980416; CA 2286097 A 19980416; DE 69811066 T 19980416; EP 98917388 A 19980416; ES 98917388 T 19980416; JP 54364398 A 19980416; NZ 50005798 A 19980416; US 7760398 A 19980602